Cape Sparrow

Passer melanurus

The Cape sparrow, or mossie, is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae found in southern Africa. A medium-sized sparrow at 14–16 centimetres (5.5–6.3 in), it has distinctive plumage, including large pale head stripes in both sexes. Its plumage is mostly grey, brown, and chestnut, and the male has some bold black and white markings on its head and neck. The species inhabits semi-arid savannah, cultivated areas, and towns, and ranges from the central coast of Angola to eastern South Africa and Eswatini. Three subspecies are distinguished in different parts of its range.

Source: wikipedia

Recordings (15)

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ID↑↓	Recordist↑↓	Date▲	Country↑↓	Location↑↓	Type↑↓	Quality↑↓	Duration↑↓
XC58516	Charles Hesse	2009-11-12	Namibia	Rooibank	call	A	0:10
XC61599	Charles Hesse	2009-12-21	South Africa	Pietersburg (Polokwane) Game Preserve, Limpopo	call	A	0:15
XC126128	Sander Bot	2013-01-05	South Africa	Benfontijn Gamereserve, Lejweleputswa, Free State	call	B	0:21
XC126129	Sander Bot	2013-01-22	South Africa	Benfontijn Gamereserve, Lejweleputswa, Free State	call	A	0:14
XC126130	Sander Bot	2013-02-04	South Africa	Benfontijn Gamereserve, Lejweleputswa, Free State	song	B	0:07
XC126131	Sander Bot	2013-02-04	South Africa	Benfontijn Gamereserve, Lejweleputswa, Free State	song	B	0:06
XC512665	Frank Lambert	2019-10-20	South Africa	Malmesbury, West Coast DC, Western Cape	call	A	0:16
XC512666	Frank Lambert	2019-10-20	South Africa	Malmesbury, West Coast DC, Western Cape	call	B	0:52
XC613458	Meena Haribal	2019-11-07	Namibia	Swakopmund, Erongo Region	song	A	0:58
XC523672	Frank Lambert	2019-11-19	South Africa	Aloe Canyons area, Swellendam Local Municipality, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape	call	A	1:34
XC521344	Frank Lambert	2019-11-19	South Africa	Aloe Canyons area, Swellendam Local Municipality, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape	call	A	0:55
XC598453	Lynette Rudman	2020-10-16	South Africa	Emthanjeni Local Municipality, Bo-Karoo, Northern Cape	dawn song	A	0:35
XC615281	Tony Archer	2021-01-16	South Africa	City of Matlosana (near Klerksdorp), Southern DC, North West	call	A	1:11
XC695667	Tony Archer	2022-01-05	South Africa	City of Matlosana (near Klerksdorp), Southern DC, North West	call	A	0:14
XC835536	Ehren Eksteen	2023-08-20	South Africa	Pretoria, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng	song	A	0:35